make or cause to be or to become | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity | set in motion, cause to start |
bring into existence | play in the starting lineup |
create or manufacture a man-made product | bring into being |
create by artistic means | get off the ground |
invest with a new title, office, or rank | begin or set in motion |
| get going or set in motion |
| depart for someplace |
| bulge outward |
| move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm |
| begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
| begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
| have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| have a beginning characterized in some specified way |